cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
disorder; disturbance; unrest
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
animal spirit; animal ghost
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to understand (each other); to comprehend
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
thermal energy; heat energy
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
phantom; vision; illusion